Mangiapane, Huberdeau score as Flames tame Wild 3 1

Mangiapane, Huberdeau score as Flames tame Wild 3 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau each scored first period goals for Calgary, and Blake Coleman added an empty netter as the Flames held on to beat the short handed Minnesota Wild 3 1 on Tuesday night. Tyler Mason, The Associated Press Jan 2, 2024 7:48 PM Jan 2, 2024 7:50 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Calgary Flames center Blake Coleman (20) skates away as Minnesota Wild players celebrate a goal scored by left wing Pat Maroon during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan.

2, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau each scored first period goals for Calgary, and Blake Coleman added an empty netter as the Flames held on to beat the short handed Minnesota Wild 3 1 on Tuesday night. Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves in net to earn the win.

Mangiapane’s seventh goal of the season opened the scoring at 11:40 of the first period. The third line winger redirected a shot from Rasmus Andersson and bounced the puck past Wild goalie Marc Andre Fleury for a 1 0 lead. Huberdeau made it 2 0 with 23.1 seconds remaining in the first period. He cut toward the net and fired a backhand shot past Fleury for his fifth of the season.

It was Huberdeau’s first goal since Nov. 20 and just his second point in the last 14 games. Minnesota remains without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov, who was injured Saturday against Winnipeg. Goalie Filip Gustavsson and forward Vinni Lettieri were both placed on injured reserve with lower body injuries, meaning they’ll each miss at least a week.

Wild forward Marcus Foligno missed his first game of the season Tuesday with a lower body injury and was replaced in the lineup by Sammy Walker. Pat Maroon put the Wild on the board with his first goal since Nov. 30 to make it 2 1. Maroon tapped in the rebound from a Nic Petan shot past Markstrom at the 9:28 mark of the second period.

Fleury stopped 30 shots in the loss, two days after playing in his 1,000th career NHL game. Minnesota has lost three straight. The Wild were outshot 13 7 in the first period. Coleman's empty netter, his 14th goal of the season, came with 56.7 seconds remaining after the Wild pulled Fleury. UP NEXT Flames: Visit Nashville on Thursday.

Wild: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl Tyler Mason, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Hockey Jets stretch points streak by levelling Lightning 4 2 Jan 2, 2024 7:45 PM Alex Ovechkin helps the Washington Capitals beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 3 Jan 2, 2024 7:38 PM Ovechkin scores as Washington uses fast start to beat Crosby and Penguins 4 3 Jan 2, 2024 7:35 PM.